---
type: "Bill"
title: "prohibiting provocations based on a victim's actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation from being used as a defense in a criminal case."
description: "prohibiting provocations based on a victim's actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation from being used as a defense in a criminal case."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 315"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 315 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shaun M Filiault"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f9e8d8f-44c7-47f7-8f07-076416615c2e"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0449&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "15b200535f5376333c7356f5b9f6370af9066971b027dd207d123f93582e5f94"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 315 (2023) — prohibiting provocations based on a victim's actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation from being used as a defense in a criminal case.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2023-2249e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-2249e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Floor Amendment — **20–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shaun M Filiault — primary (person)
- Amanda Elizabeth Toll — cosponsor (person)
- Katelyn Kuttab — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-09** Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 10 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** Public Hearing: 02/01/2023 01:15 pm LOB 202-204
- **2023-02-01** Executive Session: 02/10/2023 11:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-03-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0370h (NT) 02/10/2023 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 16 P. 6 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-22** Amendment # 2023-0370h: AA VV 03/22/2023 HJ 10 P. 8
- **2023-03-22** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-00370h: MA VV 03/22/2023 HJ 10 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-24** Introduced 03/23/2023 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12** Hearing: 04/18/2023, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 18
- **2023-05-30** Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 06/01/2023; SC 24A `committee-failure`
- **2023-06-01** Special Order to 06/08/2023, Without Objection, MA; 06/01/2023 SJ 16
- **2023-06-01** Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 06/08/2023; SC 25 `committee-failure`
- **2023-06-08** Inexpedient to Legislate, MF, VV; 06/08/2023; SJ 18 `failure`
- **2023-06-08** Sen. Carson Moved Ought to Pass; 06/08/2023; SJ 18 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-08** Sen. Chandley Floor Amendment # 2023-2170s, RC 20Y-4N, AA; 06/08/2023; SJ 18
- **2023-06-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-2170s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/08/2023; SJ 18 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-15** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-2170s and Requests CofC (Rep. Roy): MA DV 199-175 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 4
- **2023-06-15** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Roy, Rhodes, Harriott-Gathright, Wheeler 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 4
- **2023-06-15** Sen. Carson Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 06/15/2023; SJ 19
- **2023-06-15** President Appoints: Senators Abbas, Innis, Whitley; 06/15/2023; SJ 19
- **2023-06-22** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/22/2023 10:00 am LOB 201-203
- **2023-06-22** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2023-2233c; 06/29/2023
- **2023-06-29** Conference Committee Report 2023-2233c: Adopted, DV 271-98 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 9
- **2023-06-29** Conference Committee Report # 2023-2233c, Adopted, VV; 06/29/2023; SJ 20
- **2023-07-17** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2249e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-07-18** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2249e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 17
- **2023-07-27** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-07-28** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 18
- **2023-08-10** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/08/2023; Chapter 234; eff: 01/01/2024 HJ 17 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f9e8d8f-44c7-47f7-8f07-076416615c2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).